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Believing Before Seeing

Believing Before Seeing The land which I do give them, even the children of Israel – Josh 1:2 God here speaks in the im…

Faith Becomes Sight

Faith Becomes Sight Have faith that whatever you ask for in prayer is already granted you, and you will find that it w…

Active Faith

Active Faith If thou canst believe, all things are possible. to him that believeth – Mark 9:23 Seldom have we heard a b…

Pruned to Yield Fruit

Pruned to Yield Fruit

Pruned to Yield Fruit And every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit – John 15:2…

The Blessing of the Lion

The Blessing of the Lion And there came a lion – 1 Sam 17:34 It is a source of inspiration and strength to come in touc…

Hidden Workers

Hidden Workers John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true – John 10:41 You may be very d…

More Than Sufficient

More Than Sufficient My grace is sufficient for thee – 2 Cor 12:9 The other evening I was riding home after a heavy d…

I Will Never Fall in Love Again

I Never Fall in Love Again I am that flower of innocence That blossoms in the dawn of silent mornings I am t…

The Bridge is Out

A preacher was driving home one night with his wife and two daughters in the car. It was raining and dark and because o…

What is Maturity

*WHAT IS MATURITY?* I used to think that maturity was about age and physical development, how wrong I was. I have sinc…

Are There Two Jesus

Are there two Jesus?    David your food is getting cold, Sarah called as her six years old son seemed to be glued to h…

Godliness or Death

Theodora, a beautiful young lady of Antioch, on refusing to sacrifice to the Roman idols, was condemned to the stews, t…

Saints will Rather Die

Gallus, the emperor, having concluded his wars, a plague broke out in the empire: sacrifices to the pagan deities were …

Bishop of Gortyna

Cyril, bishop of Gortyna, was seized by order of Lucius, the governor of that place, who, nevertheless, exhorted him to…

A Remarkable Persecution

Agatha, a Sicilian lady, was not more remarkable for her personal and acquired endowments, than her piety; her beauty w…

Tortures of the Saints

Trypho and Respicius, two eminent men, were seized as Christians, and imprisoned at Nice. Their feet were pierced with …

Great Origen

Origen, the celebrated presbyter and catechist of Alexandria, at the age of sixty-four, was seized, thrown into a loath…

Butchered Babylas

Babylas, a Christian of a liberal education, became bishop of Antioch, A.D. 237, on the demise of Zebinus. He acted wit…

Distinct Denisa

Denisa, a young woman of only sixteen years of age, who beheld this terrible judgment, suddenly exclaimed, "O unha…

Saved and Martyred

Lucian and Marcian, two wicked pagans, though skilful magicians, becoming converts to Christianity, to make amends for …

Pious Nichomachus

Nichomachus, being brought before the proconsul as a Christian, was ordered to sacrifice to the pagan idols. Nichomachu…

Soldiers Buried in a Hole

In the year of our Lord 251, the emperor Decius having erected a pagan temple at Ephesus, he commanded all who were in …

Optimus the Tyrant

Julian , a native of Cilicia, as we are informed by St. Chrysostom, was seized upon for being a Christian. He was put i…

Danger of Decius

This was occasioned partly by the hatred he bore to his predecessor Philip, who was deemed a Christian and was partly b…

Merciless Maximinus

A.D. 235, was in the time of Maximinus. In Cappadocia, the president, Seremianus, did all he could to exterminate the C…

I Almost Sold Jesus for 50 naira

Sometime ago, a preacher from a distant town was transferred to our local Church. Some weeks after his arrival, he had…

Do You Understand?

“Understandest thou what thou readest?” Acts 8:30 We should be abler teachers of others, and less liable to be carried…

He Hath Saith

“He hath said.” Hebrews 13:5 If we can only grasp these words by faith, we have an all-conquering weapon in our hand. W…

Stretching Across Boarders

The persecutions now extending to Africa, many were martyred in that quarter of the globe; the most particular of whom …

Basilides

Basilides being, as an officer, required to take a certain oath, refused, saying, that he could not swear by the Roman …

Evils of Severus

Severus , having been recovered from a severe fit of sickness by a Christian, became a great favorer of the Christians …

Christian Catacombs

When the Christians, upon these occasions, received martyrdom, they were ornamented, and crowned with garlands of flowe…

The Potent God

Some of the restless northern nations having risen in arms against Rome, the emperor marched to encounter them. He was,…

How Justin Died

Justin, the celebrated philosopher, fell a martyr in this persecution. He was a native of Neapolis, in Samaria, and was…

Cruelty of Martyrdom

Metrodorus, a minister, who preached boldly, and Pionius, who made some excellent apologies for the Christian faith, we…

Polycarp Burnt at the Stake

Polycarp, the venerable bishop of Smyrna, hearing that persons were seeking for him, escaped, but was discovered by a c…

Germanicus

Germanicus , a young man, but a true Christian, being delivered to the wild beasts on account of his faith, behaved wit…

Great Evils of Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius, followed about the year of our Lord 161, a man of nature more stern and severe; and, although in stud…

Killing this boredom

Starting a slow boring day again... I begin to write this.... This isn't the time to sit on idle chairs counting th…

Wisdom for Free

*TAKE THIS WISDOM‼* *‼FOR FREE..............* Anything that annoys you is teaching you patience and calmness. *☘Anyone …

Wisdom for Free

*TAKE THIS WISDOM‼* *‼FOR FREE..............* Anything that annoys you is teaching you patience and calmness. *☘…

Wait in Patience

Wait With Patience Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him – Ps 37:7 Have you prayed and prayed and wait…

Your People First

“He first findeth his own brother Simon.” John 1:41 This case is an excellent pattern of all cases where spiritual life…

Nothing is Impossible

Nothing shall be impossible unto you – Matt 17:20 It is possible, for those who really are willing to reckon on the pow…

Wickedness of Domitian Against the Church

The emperor Domitian, who was naturally inclined to cruelty, first slew his brother, and then raised the second persecu…

Tyranny of Emperor Nero

The first persecution of the Church took place in the year 67, under Nero, the sixth emperor of Rome. This monarch reig…

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